Assembly Technician

MARS Recruitment ,
Cowley, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £25,000 per annum

Overview

Assembly Technician, Oxford, £25,000 plus benefits An Assembly Technician is urgently required by a University of Oxford spin-out who has developed disruptive engineering technology which has the potential to revolutionise several industries. This company has already raised significant funding which has resulted in rapid growth and product optimisation. They now need a talented Assembly Technician to help transition their products from development into Production. The role: The Assembly Technician will help to extend the manufacturing capability, assembling a range of components into finished goods across many product lines. The Assembly Technician Will Ensure all required standards of quality and timeliness are met, along with meeting daily production requirements and the expectations and requirements of the client base. About you: This Assembly Technician position will require someone with who is currently in a similar role, ideally within a mechanical based product range. As a small manufacturing company, the staff who work for this business are proactive, enjoy working with others, accepting of challenging targets and are comfortable adapting to new tasks. The Production Engineer will need to be team orientated but still happy to work individually. The successful candidate will have the following experience: Build up components and sub-assemblies into finished products Carry out basic testing and quality checks Carry out cleaning and basic maintenance of work areas and machinery Report equipment faults Ensure components products are to the correct tolerances and meet customer and internal standards and specifications Contribute to continuous improvement activities. Qualifications and skills: Good standard of written and spoken English Previous manufacturing experience working with electronic and mechanical assemblies Manual assembly including bonding and mechanical fastening Experience of hydraulic products is desirable Soldering and basic electronic assembly Use of material handling equipment such as cranes, hoists and other lifting equipment Experience working with pressurised systems or hydrotest equipment would be advantageous Experience of working to production targets Understanding of lean manufacturing and 5S (Sort, Set In Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain) process. Our client offers a competitive salary of £25,000 plus benefits, which includes a company contributory pension, death in service insurance, 25 days annual holiday plus public holidays. If this exciting Assembly Technician opportunity is of interest to you, please contact the MARS team by applying to this advert. MARS Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and positively welcomes applications from suitably qualified applicants regardless of race, colour, sex, marital status, national origin, religion, age, disability, or any other protected status. Suitable candidates for the role will be contacted within 3 working days, unfortunately if you haven't heard back in this time your application has been unsuccessful at this time. MARS Recruitment is a specialist Engineering & IT recruiter working in partnership with companies across the UK and offers services of both an Employment Business (for Temporary/Contract roles) and an Employment Agency (for Permanent roles).